Spring 2024 - General Discussion

Storm 10

So much for sunny spells in the West according to ME thus morning, dull total cloud cover temp 13 degrees feels chilly, they really called this one completely wrong

Dazler97

I hope over summer we will get plenty of thunderstorms last year for me in carrick on shannon I had 11 thunderstorm days with 7 back to back the most I've expected in a row in this country, I'm also not giving up on our record temperature being beaten (33.3c ) I don't want it beaten by 0.1c hopefully it hits 35c but we would need winds to swing up from the right heat direction, if the UK can get 40c we can get up to 35c

mcburns07

Turned into a lovely day in Cork, really pleasant!

Gonzo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122097434#Comment_122097434

the problem with beating 33.3C is wind, we are a small island and onshore sea breezes particularly from the Irish sea usually prevents us from beating this or too much cloud bubbling up or a mixture of both. I'm sure we will beat this record eventually but it's a very difficult target to beat even under the most perfect of conditions mid July. Another problem we have is we have about 1000km of sea to our south vs the UK which has a small channel dividing it from the European continent.

We would need a direct hit Spanish plume with uppers above +20C and for the winds to be offshore and barely any clouds in the sky from sunrise to sunset and that is a huge list of ingredients for us to achieve the target. We would probably also need a week of dry conditions beforehand to dry out the ground giving us a better chance of achieving this goal.

Thelonious Monk

Grey grey grey. Nothing but grey forecast for Dublin. Are there many places in the world with less sunshine than here? Scotland? Parts of Norway?

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122097830#Comment_122097830

There's always hope anyway fingers crossed

pureza

Beautiful Evening in Arklow now,some late sunshine as it starts to set and a lot of blue sky

pureza

Well,Hello Summer

Absolutely beautiful morning here in South Wicklow

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122099011#Comment_122099011

Ditto in Greystones. Nice to see the sun after a couple of overcast/grey days!

tom1ie

smashing start to the morning in south Dublin. Beautiful blue Sky’s and a hint of warm.

CrowdedHouse

Promising looking morning in West Clare, there was dense fog earlier

pad199207

Fantastic morning in N Kildare. Cuckoos are out giving it socks.

Meteorite58

Very pleasant here in Kerry if a bit cloudy with the sun coming in and out, warm in the sun and cool in the shade. but will gladly take it. Currently hovering around 13C

pauldry

Cloudy bright and 13c in Sligo. Like what you'd expect in May.

Less than 10mm of rain promised here for the next 10 days. 5mm so far for May so finally a drier than normal month could happen.

mcburns07

Pretty meh today in Cork unfortunately, cloudy and that cool breeze is back. Hopefully tomorrow is better.

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122099433#Comment_122099433

Omg look at the swirl :o stunning on satellite 🛰

DOCARCH

Not overly warm.…13.8c atm.…but a beautiful day in Greystones and feeling warm in the sun.

Bit of a Ukraine vibe to the day!

Gonzo

A glorious day here in Meath, unbroken sunshine and feeling warm in that sun, everyone in t-shirts. A taste of early summer or late Spring!. Temperature 17C. A huge change from yesterday.

pureza

16.4c in Arklow despite the NE seabreeze

Gloriously sunny but can see the cloud bank to the south looking towards wexford behind the tree

appledrop

What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours.…

From wolly hats yesterday to sunglasses, sundress and barbecue today, yipeeee😎.

This is absolutely glorious.

OldRio

Overcast and 14C. Dissapointing but no rain.

Meteorite58

Turned into a great day here in Kerry, got up to 15.7C and currently 13.8C, good breeze here by the coast, but grand with a couple of layers.

Kutebride

Stunning in Wicklow today. Some lovely trail walking and enjoying evening warmth and bright now.

15⁰ Meath

Cluedo Monopoly

Glorious day in Galway. We've been lucky with the weekend weather since Easter for the most part. I didn't expect so much sun and heat today.

Thelonious Monk

just what the doctor ordered, RTE weather was telling me it would be cloudy all day up until yesterday, so thanks jesus or whoever did this!

McGrath5

what a day, sun trap at the end of the garden and there was some serious heat to be had.

Hairypoppins

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122100260#Comment_122100260

Stunning here in Dublin too ,to think a day or 2 ago you were battening down the hatches for a bank Holiday wash-out

OldRio

Drizzle with heavy cloud. Hope to goodness this improves.

Leitrim

Comhrá

Calm, very still, mild & humid with hazy sunshine in Limk City this morning. 13c. (Tiny hint of summer in the air)

Storm 10

12 degrees in Galway total grey sky